Optimization of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Public Health, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 54
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antimicrobial prescribing; antimicrobial stewardship in primary secondary care and long term care; qualitative research methods; point-of-care testing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aim of this Special Issue is to collate the international findings of studies investigating antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) as a public health priority. Antimicrobial stewardship and resistance requires a wide-ranging interdisciplinary response. This Special Issue will explore the behaviors and determinants of antimicrobial prescribing, patterns of antimicrobial prescribing in various clinical settings, and stewardship initiatives to optimize antimicrobial prescribing. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all aspects of healthcare, including the management of infection and effective delivery of AMS initiatives. AMS structures and personnel have implemented new ways to operate their AMS initiatives and daily practice.
This issue will welcome reports of such new and innovative practices. Evaluations of pilot, feasibility, and large-scale clinical studies contributing to antimicrobial stewardship as a public health priority will be of interest. Research from primary, secondary, and long-term care settings and developments in the roles and contributions of antimicrobial stewardship/optimization team members will be highlighted. Studies using implementation, quantitative, and qualitative methodologies are all welcome.
Dr. Aoife Fleming
Prof. Dr. Vito D'Andrea
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial stewardship
- antimicrobial prescribing
- antimicrobial surveillance
- primary care
- secondary care
- long-term care
- penicillin allergy
- pharmacy
- public health
- general practice
- point-of-care testing
- qualitative research
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